| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UNC Greensboro |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 77–49 (.611) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 30, 1965 |
| Alma mater | Howard University (1987) |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1987 | Howard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1994 | Sidwell Friends School |
| 1994–1997 | Howard (assistant) |
| 1997–2000 | Furman (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Richmond (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | VCU (assistant) |
| 2011–2021 | Radford |
| 2021–present | UNC Greensboro |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 252–199 (.559) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) 2–3 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South tournament (2018) 2 Big South regular season (2019, 2020) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Big South Coach of the Year (2018, 2020) SoCon co-Coach of the Year – Media (2023) | |
Michael Ray Jones (born April 30, 1965) is an American college basketball coach and former player [1] who is the head coach at UNC Greensboro.
Mike Jones spent 10 years as head men's basketball coach at Radford. During his time there, he was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2020. [2] [3] While at Radford, Jones coached Javonte Green, the first player in Radford program history to play in the NBA. [4]
In April 2021, Jones was hired to be the head men's basketball coach at UNC Greensboro. [5]
Jones is married to Dr. Sharon Blackwell Jones, with whom he has two sons who both played college basketball. [6]
Jones' father, Jimmy Jones, played professionally in the ABA from 1967 to 1974 and in the NBA from to 1977.[ citation needed ]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2011–2021) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Radford | 6–26 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Radford | 13–19 | 7–9 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Radford | 22–13 | 10–6 | 3rd (North) | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Radford | 22–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Radford | 16–15 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Radford | 14–18 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Radford | 23–13 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Radford | 22–11 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 2019–20 | Radford | 21–11 | 15–3 | T–1st | Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Radford | 15–12 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
| Radford: | 174–150 (.537) | 99–75 (.569) | |||||||
| UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference)(2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | UNC Greensboro | 17–15 | 9–9 | T–5th | CBI first round | ||||
| 2022–23 | UNC Greensboro | 20–12 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | UNC Greensboro | 21–11 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024–25 | UNC Greensboro | 20–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| UNC Greensboro: | 77–49 (.611) | 48–24 (.667) | |||||||
| Total: | 252–199 (.559) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||